What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Iraq and Sudan?

368,140 number, with Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?

22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Sudan: School age population, primary education, male

Iraq

3.02 million number

in 2020

Sudan

3.39 million number

in 2020

Iraq rank

24th

Sudan rank

21st

School age population, primary education, male over time

Iraq
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 3.39 million number against 3.02 million number in Iraq, a difference of 368,140 number.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.88 million number	2.15 million number	270,590 number	Sudan
2000s	2.16 million number	2.50 million number	340,904 number	Sudan
2010s	2.66 million number	3.10 million number	430,415 number	Sudan
2020s	3.02 million number	3.39 million number	368,140 number	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Iraq or Sudan?: Sudan, at 3.39 million number against 3.02 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Iraq and Sudan?: 368,140 number, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Iraq ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.